Figures released this week from the Georgia Department of Labor show that the unemployment rate in Chattooga County was up slightly in May of this year over the numbers in April.  Also, unemployment is higher for May of this year than in May of 2010.

Chattooga County has an unemployment rate of 11.0% for the month of May – up from 10.7% in April of 2011 and up from 10.4% in May of 2010.

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.8 percent from April to May. The April rate was first reported at a preliminary 9.9 percent, but was revised. The state’s jobless rate was 10 percent in May a year ago.

May marked the 46th consecutive month Georgia has exceeded the national unemployment rate, which is currently 9.1 percent, up from 9.0 percent in April.